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The Planet Mappers
The Planet Mappers

Chapter IX

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"There's no telling," Mr. Carver spoke slowly, shaking his head.
"If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.
We can only hope."
"And pray," their mother added determinedly.
"We'll make out some way," Jon tried to cheer them all.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Planet Mappers

Chapter IX

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"There's no telling," Mr. Carver spoke slowly, shaking his head.
Line 2
"If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.
Line 3
We can only hope."
Line 4
"And pray," their mother added determinedly.
Line 5
"We'll make out some way," Jon tried to cheer them all.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"And pray," their mother added determinedly.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"We'll make out some way," Jon tried to cheer them all.”

Shaking noun US /ˈshaking/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"There's no telling," Mr. Carver spoke slowly, shaking his head.”

All words in this reading · 48

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addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "And pray," their mother added determinedly.

all

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From this reading "We'll make out some way," Jon tried to cheer them all.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

Bogin

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From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading We can only hope."

Carver

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From this reading "There's no telling," Mr. Carver spoke slowly, shaking his head.

cheer

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From this reading "We'll make out some way," Jon tried to cheer them all.

claim

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From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

determinedly

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From this reading "And pray," their mother added determinedly.

get

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From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

getting

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From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

he'll

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From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

head

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From this reading "There's no telling," Mr. Carver spoke slowly, shaking his head.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "There's no telling," Mr. Carver spoke slowly, shaking his head.

hope

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From this reading We can only hope."

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

Jon

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From this reading "We'll make out some way," Jon tried to cheer them all.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "We'll make out some way," Jon tried to cheer them all.

mother

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From this reading "And pray," their mother added determinedly.

Mr

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From this reading "There's no telling," Mr. Carver spoke slowly, shaking his head.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "There's no telling," Mr. Carver spoke slowly, shaking his head.

now

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From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

only

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From this reading We can only hope."

out

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From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

pictures

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From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

pray

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From this reading "And pray," their mother added determinedly.

records

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From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "There's no telling," Mr. Carver spoke slowly, shaking his head.

slowly

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From this reading "There's no telling," Mr. Carver spoke slowly, shaking his head.

some

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From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

spoke

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From this reading "There's no telling," Mr. Carver spoke slowly, shaking his head.

telling

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From this reading "There's no telling," Mr. Carver spoke slowly, shaking his head.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "And pray," their mother added determinedly.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "We'll make out some way," Jon tried to cheer them all.

There's

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From this reading "There's no telling," Mr. Carver spoke slowly, shaking his head.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

too

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From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

tried

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From this reading "We'll make out some way," Jon tried to cheer them all.

trying

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From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

way

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From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.

We'll

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From this reading "We'll make out some way," Jon tried to cheer them all.

work

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From this reading "If Bogin is trying to get this claim--and now we know he is--he'll work out some way of getting pictures and records, too.